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Brian Renadette

Former Staff Writer

About Brian Renadette

I am a graduate of Southern New Hampshire University with a major in writing and a minor in gaming. I have a passion for video games and writing. I also enjoy volunteering at my local SPCA by walking the dogs.

Articles by Brian Renadette


Total Articles: 429


An 8-part obstacle course made for a Valheim version of Ninja Warrior.
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Valheim Ninja Warrior Course and Competition Created

A Valheim player is designing an obstacle course inspired by the ones used in the sports entertainment game show Ninja Warrior.

April 15, 2021 | 09:28 EDT

The Convoking Wand from the Necromancy mod for Valehim.
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Master the Dead in the Valheim Necromancy Mod

A newly-released mod for Valheim allows your character to master the art of necromancy and lead an army of the undead into battle.

April 14, 2021 | 10:28 EDT

The logo for Oh My Git.
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Game And Learn How To Program with Oh My Git!

Oh My Git! is a free video game that uses card game mechanics to help players learn how to use open source git programming.

April 13, 2021 | 11:39 EDT

A battle in the Explorer mod for Mount and Blade Warband.
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Explorer Mod Turns Mount and Blade Warband into a Third-Person Open-World

The 1.0 release for the Explorer mod for Mount and Blade Warband turns the game into an open-world style RPG with no overworld map.

April 12, 2021 | 09:28 EDT

Early art from the Warcraft mod for Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord.
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Mount and Blade 2 Bannerlord Mod Seeks to Recreate Azeroth

The Mount and Warcraft Reborn mod is an in-development mod looking to recreate the world of Warcraft in Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord.

April 9, 2021 | 11:53 EDT

Art for the NES version of Super Mario Bros.
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Super Mario Bros. Speedrunner Breaks 4.55 Barrier

Super Mario Bros speedrunner Miniland managed to break the game's world record of 4:55, a ridiculously precise record thought to be possibly unbreakable.

April 8, 2021 | 09:04 EDT

A gameplay screenshot of Castlevania Resurrection.
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Newly Found Castlevania Resurrection Demo up for Auction

The prototype demo for the prototype version of the unreleased Dreamcast game Castlevania Resurrection has been put up for auction.

April 7, 2021 | 11:15 EDT

A gameplay screenshot of Crusader Kings III.
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[Updated] Modder Banned from Crusader Kings III Forums for Gay Marriage Mod

Paradox has recently banned a Crusader Kings III modder for posting a same-sex marriage mod that reverse-engineered the code onto their forums.

April 6, 2021 | 02:16 EDT

A screenshot of Valheim being played in VR mode via a mod.
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Experience Valheim VR With This New Mod

A newly-released mod for Valheim adds an experimental VR mode to the game through the use of OpenVR and SteamVR Unity integration.

April 5, 2021 | 09:20 EDT

A dog being pet in Skyrim thanks to the power of mods.
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Play with Stocks and Pet the Dog in These Skyrim Mods

Three new Skyrim mods let you engage in capitalism, fix a severe dog-related oversight, and deal with having your dumb kid following you around.

April 2, 2021 | 10:20 EDT

A dating sim announced by the Armello devs for April Fools' Day.
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April Fools' Day 2021 Gaming Roundup

Take a look at some of our favorite jokes and projects announced by the video gaming community for April Fools' Day 2021.

April 1, 2021 | 09:10 EDT

One dead Mario, courtesy of Sephiroth's Smash Ultimate reveal trailer.
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People are Celebrating Mario's "Death" Today

People on social media are humorously celebrating the upcoming "death" of Mario, represented by the removal of some limited-time Mario games.

March 31, 2021 | 01:12 EDT

The main cast of heroes from Marvel's Avengers.
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New Marvel's Avengers Outfits Lead to Confusion and Frustration

A vaguely-worded tweet about an upcoming event in Marvel's Avengers has led to fans upset over some accompanying purchasable costume DLC.

March 30, 2021 | 09:45 EDT

A magazine cover from Famitsu, Japan's most prominent video game publication
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Famitsu Editor Arrested for Alleged Fraud

Eiichi Sato, an editor at Famitsu, Japan's biggest gaming publication, has been arrested for allegedly stealing $3,600 via fraud.

March 29, 2021 | 09:58 EDT

The map of Northrend as recreated in Valheim.
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Valheim Modder Creates Northrend from World of Warcraft

A modder for Valheim has recreated the frigid wasteland of Northrend for World of Warcraft, along with content from Better Continents.

March 26, 2021 | 10:56 EDT

The Nintendo 64DD development kit Shane Luis helped unbox.
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Unboxing the History of the Nintendo 64DD

A video gaming YouTuber helps unbox a Nintendo 64DD design kit, but what was that peripheral supposed to do for Nintendo's first 3D console?

March 25, 2021 | 09:59 EDT

Art from Bloodborne.
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Bloodborne Celebrates 6 Years with the Return to Yharnam

Players are celebrating Bloodborne's sixth anniversary by setting up a Return to Yharnam event starting today and ending April 7th.

March 24, 2021 | 11:21 EDT

A shot from the Monster Hunter Rise trailer.
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Japanese Company Takes Day Off for Monster Hunter Rise Launch

A Japanese company is giving their employees the day off on Monster Hunter Rise's release date since so many employees were planning to take the day off.

March 23, 2021 | 10:50 EDT

The PlayStation 2, the first console Hidden Palace is focusing on in their newest project.
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Hidden Palace Starts Project Deluge Releasing Over 700 PS2 Prototypes and Demos

Hidden Palace is starting a major project to assess and catalog a massive amount of video game material saved by one person.

March 22, 2021 | 11:38 EDT

Art from Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord.
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[Updated] Bannerlord Modders Criticize TaleWorlds in Open Letter on Mod Support

Several teams from total conversion mods for Mount and Blade: Bannerlord have penned an open letter criticizing the game's coding and mod development tools.

March 19, 2021 | 12:54 EDT

Fontemon Preview Image
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Play a Pokemon Parody in a Font File with Fontemon

A programmer named Michael Mulet has created a game called Fontemon, a Pokemon-like video game that's contained in a font file.

March 18, 2021 | 09:05 EDT

A shot of the Valheim rollercoaster in action.
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Valheim Players Build Functional Rollercoaster

A team of Valheim players have built a functional rollercoaster with the help of a longboat as the car and some roof frames for tracks.

March 17, 2021 | 09:11 EDT

A picture of multiplayer combat in Mount and Blade II, thanks to the Bannerlord Online mod.
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Bannerlord Online Mod Brings Multiplayer Campaign to Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord

The Bannerlord Online mod, recently released into Early Access, turns Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord into a multiplayer co-op game.

March 16, 2021 | 09:26 EDT

A shot of Sauron's eye on Barad-dûr, the Dark Tower, as recreated in Valheim.
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Valheim Player Recreates Sauron's Tower

A fan of The Lord of the Rings has built Barad-dûr, more commonly known as Sauron's Tower, in the Viking realm of Valheim.

March 15, 2021 | 11:33 EDT